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Sea lice, particularly L. salmonis and various Caligus species, including C. clemensi and C. rogercresseyi, can cause deadly infestations of both farm-grown and wild salmon. [3] [30] Sea lice migrate and latch onto the skin of wild salmon during free-swimming, planktonic nauplii and copepodid larval stages, which can persist for several days.
Lying on the beach or using a surfboard could also trigger a sea lice sting. Spots and itchy rashes typically appear within four to 24 hours after a sea lice sting.
Are sea lice similar to contacting head lice? Here’s what to do if they start to sting after leaving a South Carolina beach.
Seabather's eruption. Seabather's eruption is an itching dermatitis [1] caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to the immature nematocysts of larval-stage thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata), sea anemones (Edwardsiella lineata) and other larval cnidarians. [2]
Previous treatment of B. xylophilus infections involved eradicating the local population of Japanese pine sawyers associated with the spread of the nematode. Emamectin has also been successfully employed by fish farmers in the control of sea lice in Atlantic salmon.
Some Myrtle Beach ocean-goers finish their trip to the beach feeling itchy. Here’s what you need to know about sea lice and swimmers’ itch.